Digital Architect

SUMMARY:
Digital Architect

POSITION INFO:

The Digital Architect is the technical lead on agile systems- and App development on multiple IS projects; proposing and implementing solutions across a variety of hardware platforms (networks, desktops, mobile devices, distributed platforms, cloud platforms), and ensuring these solutions fit with strategic business requirements. The Digital Architect may work on medium to high complexity projects alone where a need for some creative thought is required or work as a project team member to deliver more complex and/or wide-ranging projects with the guidance of others.

ESSENTIAL:

• 3 year IT (or related) Qualification - degree or diploma (minimum)
• Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking
• Strong technical leadership and governance experience
• Has successfully operated and influenced at senior levels
• Has managed and worked with 3rd party suppliers
• Motor Industry knowledge and experience
• Broad and deep knowledge of multiple hardware and software environments
• Able to understand how complex heterogeneous systems function
• Organised and documented sets of techniques, intended to facilitate the structured development of applications.   Examples: XP (Extreme Programming), RUP (Rational Unified Process), Objectory/UML(Unified Modelling Language).
• Software tools which automate or assist part of the development process.
• Strong demonstrable IT and business process skills
• An understanding of the IT industry, technology and trends
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, clearly articulating ideas, solutions and recommendations across all levels of the organisation.
• Highly motivated with excellent time management skills and able to work under own initiative
• Takes ownership of problems and proactively resolves them
• Strong supplier and stakeholder management skills
• A logical thinker with strong analytical skills
• Able to influence with tact and diplomacy
• Innovative thinker
• Thinks commercially
• Experience of application, data and infrastructure architectures
• Experience with SOAP, Oracle, MS/SQL, ESB, JAVA, ETL technologies

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